Alan Knott has been a consistent presence there.
No, some outside the program haven’t always been enamored with his play, wished the center of the South Carolina football team’s offensive line was better or stronger. But the Sandy Creek, Ga., lineman was almost always there, across four years and 42 starts, including his final 25 games.
And now the Gamecocks will have an unknown in the middle of the offensive front. The first guy in line for a chance to fill the role: Eric Douglas.
The North Carolina product checks in at a listed 6-foot-4, 308 pounds.